Finance Director - Africa

Location Cape Town
Discipline: Accounting & Finance
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Jacqui Dill

Contact email: jacqui@networkersint.co.za
Job ref: 44251
Published: 1 day ago

A finance role at the centre of a multi-country business, where you will have real impact and influence. This position combines commercial leadership, governance accountability and strategic partnership at the highest level of the organisation. As a member of both the Africa leadership team and the divisional finance leadership team, this role shapes performance, investment decisions and long-term direction across the region.

What you will do
  • Own the financial performance of the Africa business across Southern and East Africa

  • Act as a senior finance partner to the Africa Managing Director and leadership team

  • Provide commercial insight to support strategy, investment decisions and resource allocation

  • Lead the annual planning cycle including budgets and five-year plans

  • Hold the business to account on major business cases, governance and return on investment

  • Oversee finance operations and reporting across multiple African entities

  • Ensure statutory reporting, internal controls and audit requirements are met

  • Partner with Group Tax, Treasury and other group finance functions

  • Manage cash flow across Africa entities in collaboration with Group Treasury

  • Lead and develop a regional finance team of senior professionals

Requirements
  • Fully qualified accountant CA(SA)

  • Significant experience in senior finance leadership roles within a multinational organisation

  • Proven ability to operate as a trusted advisor to senior executives

  • Strong commercial judgement with experience influencing business performance

  • Experience managing finance operations across multiple entities and jurisdictions

  • Demonstrated ability to balance governance, control and commercial outcomes

  • Confident communicator with presence and credibility at executive level

  • Inclusive leadership style with a track record of building effective teams

If you are motivated by regional responsibility, strategic influence and leading finance at scale, this role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact across Africa.